On 07 June 2023, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced an update of the Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports List to the effect that:
- Tariff headings 35.03 and 35.04 now need to be detained for State Vet to investigate.
- The tariff subheadings below are to be detained for National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) investigations:
8404.4, 84.71, 8471.3, 8471.41, 8471.49, 8471.50, 8471.60, 8471.70, 8471.80, 8471.90, 8504.31, 8504.40, 8504.50, 85.16, 8507.60, 8516.10, 8516.10.90, 8517.62, 8517.62.10, 8517.62.90, 8517.69, 8518.21, 8518.22, 8518.29, 8518.30, 8518.40, 8518.50, 8519.20, 8519.30, 8519.81.05, 8519.81.10, 8519.81.90, 8519.89.10, 8519.89.90, 8521.90.10, 8521.90.90, 8523.21, 8523.41, 8523.41, 8523.51, 8523.52, 8523.52.10, 8523.52.90, 8523.59, 8543.70, 9028.30, 9503.00.10, 9503.00.90, 95.04.
The Prohibited and Restricted Imports and Exports List is accessible at:
www.sars.gov.za/latest-news/prohibited-and-restricted-imports-and-exports-list-11/